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W. C. Handy Theatre, the Glossary

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: African Americans, Billy Ward and his Dominoes, Blues, Congaroos, Cootie Williams, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ike Turner, Jackie Brenston, Johnny Hodges, Kings of Rhythm, Lionel Hampton, Lynn Hope, Mantan Moreland, Master of ceremonies, Memphis, Tennessee, Milk bar, Movie theater, Orange Mound, Memphis, Ray Nance, Rufus Thomas, Saint Louis Blues (song), The Clovers, W. C. Handy, WMC-TV.

  2. 1947 establishments in Tennessee
  3. Demolished buildings and structures in Tennessee
  4. Historically African-American theaters and music venues
  5. Music venues in Tennessee

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Billy Ward and his Dominoes

Billy Ward and his Dominoes were an American R&B vocal group.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated amongst African-Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s.

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Congaroos

The Congaroos (also known as Four Congaroos, Congaroo Dancers) was a dance group created in 1947 by Frankie Manning after completing his military service for World War II.

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Cootie Williams

Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter.

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Count Basie

William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.

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Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.

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Ike Turner

Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout.

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Jackie Brenston

Jackie Brenston (August 24, 1928 or 1930Most published sources and the U.S. Social Security Death Index give 1930 as his year of birth. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and reportedly his gravestone give 1928. – December 15, 1979) was an American singer and saxophonist who, with Ike Turner's band, recorded the first version of "Rocket 88" in 1951.

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Johnny Hodges

Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band.

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Kings of Rhythm

Kings of Rhythm are an American music group formed in the late 1940s in Clarksdale, Mississippi and led by Ike Turner through to his death in 2007.

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Lionel Hampton

Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader.

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Lynn Hope

Lynn Hope, also known as El Hajj Abdullah Rasheed Ahmad, (September 26, 1926 – February 24, 1993) was an American jazz and blues tenor saxophonist.

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Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Master of ceremonies

A master of ceremonies, abbreviated MC or emcee, is the official host of a ceremony, staged event, conference, convention, or similar performance.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Milk bar

In Australia, a milk bar is a suburban local general store which can include delicatessens or "delis" and corner shops or corner stores.

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Movie theater

A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall (Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, picture theater or simply theater, is a business that contains auditoria for viewing films (also called movies, motion pictures or "flicks") for public entertainment.

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Orange Mound, Memphis

Orange Mound, a neighborhood in southeastern Memphis, Tennessee, was the first US neighborhood to be built by and for African Americans.

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Ray Nance

Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976) was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer.

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Rufus Thomas

Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee.

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Saint Louis Blues (song)

"The Saint Louis Blues" (or "St. Louis Blues") is a popular American song composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September 1914.

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The Clovers

The Clovers are an American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group who became one of the biggest selling acts of the 1950s.

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W. C. Handy

William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues.

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WMC-TV

WMC-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with NBC.

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See also

1947 establishments in Tennessee

Demolished buildings and structures in Tennessee

Historically African-American theaters and music venues

Music venues in Tennessee

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Handy_Theatre

Also known as W.C. Handy Theatre.